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Biosciences Education

Universities

Arizona’s three state universities all excel in developing research programs that address some of the most exciting fields in bioscience, from genomics breakthroughs that fight cancer and other diseases to biofuels that will help achieve energy independence. Often, the universities partner with non-profit organizations or patient care centers so breakthroughs made in the lab can be applied to save lives

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The University of Arizona's BIOTECH Project brings genetics to life. Scientists visit the classroom to help teachers conduct molecular genomics experiments.

Dr. Nadja Anderson is the director of the BIOTECH Project for University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute. AZBio selected Dr. Anderson as Educator of the year for 2011.

High School Programs

High schools across the state are developing biotechnology programs that give students the set of skills they need to pursue higher education and enter into the bioscience industry.

Valley of the Sunflowers was inspired by an artist and initiated by key community partnerships with the Phoenix Union Bioscience High School, Intel, & Roosevelt Row CDC. They have taken a 2-acre, vacant, city block in downtown Phoenix and turned it into a beautiful field of sunflowers. The sunflowers are harvested by community members and high school science students who press the seeds for oil and create biodiesel fuel for their hybrid solar/biofuel vehicle project.